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Objective
Use several basic router commands to determine how the router is configured.
Background/Preparation
HyperTerminal is a simple Windows-based terminal emulation program that can be used to connect
to the routers console port. A PC with HyperTerminal provides a keyboard and monitor for the router.
Connecting to the console port with a rollover cable and using HyperTerminal is the most basic way
to access a router for checking or changing its configuration.
Set up a network similar to the one in the diagram. Any router that meets the interface requirements
may be used. Possible routers include 800, 1600, 1700, 2500, 2600 routers, or a combination. The
configuration output used in this lab is produced from a 1721 series router. Other routers may
produce slightly different output.
The following resources will be required:
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Cisco Router
The following steps are intended to be executed on each router unless specifically instructed
otherwise.
What does the prompt symbol following a router name mean? _________________________
What changed in the router prompt display and what does it mean?
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Step 5 Use the help feature
a. Enter the help mode by typing a question mark (?) at the router privileged EXEC prompt.
Router#?
b. List ten (10) available commands from the router response.
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Step 7 Examine the running configuration
a. Display the running router configuration by using the command show running-config at the
privileged EXEC router prompt.
Router#show running-config
b. List six key pieces of information shown with this command:
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Step 9 Use the command history feature
a. Use the command history to see and reuse the previously entered commands. Press the up
arrow or Ctrl-p to see the last entered command. Press it again to go to the command before
that. Press the down arrow or Ctrl-n to go back through the list. This function lets the command
history be viewed.
b. What appeared at the router prompt when the up arrow was pressed?
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Step 10 Logoff and turn the router off
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